Sports

National

Danny Jansen makes MLB history by playing on both teams in the same game

Emma Bowman

The Toronto Blue Jays-turned-Red Sox player is due to make Major League Baseball history on Monday when the two teams finish a June game interrupted by rain.
Living

NWSL reaches new collective bargaining agreement that adds more money for players, ends draft

The Associated Press

The National Women’s Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates the draft, guarantees all contracts, provides for parental leave and childcare benefits and promises more money to players.
Health

He won Olympic gold for Pakistan. He got $1 million. And ... a buffalo!?!

Benazir Samad

Arshad Nadeem hurled his javelin over 300 feet — an Olympic record that earned him Pakistan's first individual gold medal. His rewards include cash, a car — and a buffalo. Therein lies a story.
Economy

Need a U.S. visa? You better have at least 677 days, some World Cup fans are learning

Rafael Nam

Many fans are dreaming of coming to the U.S. for the World Cup in 2026. One major problem looms: Wait times to get visas can be about two years for some.
How to watch sports when your team is slumping

Linda Holmes

The only thing more satisfying than a win is a comeback win. NPR culture critic — and Philadelphia Phillies fan — Linda Holmes offers advice on how to persevere through a long losing streak.
International

Raygun and Australian officials speak out against ‘hate’ over Olympic breaking

Bill Chappell

Not many early-round exits at the Olympics trigger conspiracy theories, fact-checkers, a week’s worth of memes and an online petition.
WNBA star Dearica Hamby sues the league and her former team for discrimination

Rachel Treisman

The suit accuses the Las Vegas Aces of trading Hamby because she was pregnant and retaliating against her for speaking out. Her lawyers say the WNBA's response amounted to a "light tap on the wrist."
Here’s how you can keep finding new sports to love between now and the next Olympics

Christopher Dean Hopkins

One of the joys of watching the Olympics is getting sucked into sports you’ve barely heard of. If you still need that feeling in your life, these sports are out beyond the Olympic fringe.
British Olympic diver Tom Daley announces he is retiring

Ayana Archie

Daley has won five Olympic medals in diving, including three bronze medals, one gold medal and the latest, a silver at the Paris Games.
National

Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals

Rachel Treisman

If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.